“Life is about movement - everything that is alive moves.”
(1)
What a great reminder!
No matter your age, you really must move. As you grow older, you have to move more (than
you may want)! Life
is motion. Motion is life. Researchers are really putting out
some amazing information on this fact that will motivate
us all (and our cherished family members!) to exercise so that we can all grow old and grow old(er)
gracefully. Layden Chiropractic and our Plainville chiropractic patients will all grow old better working together, exercising, moving, and meeting at the office for gentle Cox® treatment!
BED REST AND MOBILITY
Bed rest is not always best! It may be less
frightening than moving and be even a bit
comforting. Layden Chiropractic will give you that! If
you have ever been hospitalized, you know there is a
lot of bed rest, maybe even too much for your liking! A study of patients in an
acute care hospital ward uncovered information that inpatient
mobility was low despite their individual capabilities and desires to get up and move around. (1) It
is vital to keep acute patients - and those with new bouts of back pain and/or neck pain, too - moving to get them better! Beneficially, acutely hospitalized older
patients enhanced their muscle strength and power while hospitalized following a personalized
multicomponent exercise program that integrated power
training in just 3 days! (2) In a review of the benefits
of exercise for frail older adults,
researchers stressed the value of preserving
functional abilities for those who want to grow old gracefully.
They further underscored the fact that exercise and physical activity are good
for the prevention of falls, hospital stays, improved
cognition, etc. Exercises from power training (yes – power training for older
folks!) to resistance training, balance exercises, aerobic training, walking,
etc. (3) Mobility is part of keeping frailty away, and
Layden Chiropractic encourages that!
FRAILTY AND MOBILITY
Those of us over 65 years old are said to be more prone to frailty, amplifying our risk of several adverse health issues, both cognitive
and physical. The desire we all have is that frailty is reversible.
Researchers have analyzed this issue by appraising
published studies on this topic of frailty reversal. Luckily,
56.7% of the papers proposed that it is reversible (returning
a person who is frail/severely frail to a state of being just pre-frail or just mildly frail). (4) Those are positive
outcomes! One study shared that frail and even “pre” frail older
patients showed better physical performance and function following
a brief (6 week) facility-based exercise program that
included a walking-based high intensity interval training. 64% upped
their frailty rating. Particularly, muscle power improved
by 47%, muscle strength by 34%, and aerobic capacity rose
19%. (5) And other bonuses with physical
activity in general: energy and a better emotional state! Frailty and aging tend to decrease energy levels and increase
fatigue and emotional distress. Moving and physical activity has been reported
to fight those feelings in older women as well as extend
life expectancy and reduce some negative effects of a
sedentary lifestyle. (6) Layden Chiropractic thinks you will
concur that these are positive things!
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tom Menendez on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
shares the effectiveness of the gentle
protocols of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management in treating the elderly.
Schedule your Plainville chiropractic
appointment today. You’re alive. What a wonderful thing, one to be thankful for by moving!